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误买了一本书,Martin van Creveld的TheCulture of War。作者来自希伯来大学,是当今享有盛名的军事史家,遗憾的是书中写的东西不是我感兴趣的。
启蒙运动以来,普遍认为战争不过是手段而已(a means to an end),但作者认为战争本身就有魅力,有乐趣;它是历史的要素,有心理学的根源。正如有为艺术而艺术,也有为战争而战争的。作者也许揭示了一个可怕的事实(据说他解释了为什么99%的战争都是自愿者参与的),所以令不喜欢战争的人(如我)感到可恶。我以为,照他那样的逻辑,人类社会的任何现象,都可以“乐化”,当然也就都可以“文化”……
在Educating warriors一章,他引用了德国作家(也加入过自由军团)Von Salomon在Die Kadetten(《士官生》)里的一段激昂励志的宣言:
Gentlemen, you have taken on the highest profession on earth. The goal you have set yourselvesis the highest there is. We are here to show you how to reach that goal. Here you will learn the meaning of life and death . . . Everything you have experienced, seen and understood you must forget. Everything you now experience, see and understand will become your goal. From this point on you have no free will. You must learn to obey so you’ll be able to command later on.
“你必须忘记你经历和理解的一切;你现在经历和理解的,才是你的目标。从此你没有自由的意愿,你必须学会服从,那样你以后才可能发号施令”——如果走进学堂听到这样的训话,我会感到恐怖。
我是被上半截封面吸引的……
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